<?php $a =10; $b ="I is a string value"; $e =$a+$b; $f =$b+$a; echo "automatic type conversions: <br>"; echo '10+I is a string value='.$e."<br>"; echo "force type conversions: <br>"; echo '10+I is a string value='.(string)$e."<br>"; ?><?php $a =10; $b ="I is a string value"; $e